Mumbai: Online learning is gaining steam in India in line with the pace of global markets. India is the third largest market for Coursera, the global leader in online education and certification. The USA and China are top two markets for the company as far as online learning is concerned.  In 2015, India has registered 70% growth in this space.

The peak learning time in India for online education is 4 PM, find the study of Coursera.  Among the online learners of Coursera, in India male constitute 74% and female learners represent 26%.

China tops the country table on mobile learning with 39% of registered course learners access course materials via mobile phone.

Mobile learners have been increased by 80% from 2014 to 2015.